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Language Universals and Socio-Cultural Implications in Deviant Usage: Personal Questions in Swedish.
Download full textPaulston, Christina Bratt – 1971
In this study, the author seeks to demonstrate that Swedish is unique in its avoidance of the pronouns of address, extreme in its use of impersonal questions and circumscriptions, and that such language usage is directly related to the perceived relationship of social status, as explicitly and implicitly expressed by informants. The author also…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Economic Factors, Language Patterns, Language Research
